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Abu Hanifas Understanding of the Quran
There is no doubt that the Quran is the unique source of Islam. However, there arised a
number of school of thought on the basis of the question concerning the nature of the
Quran and its interpretation. According to modern version of the historical hermeneu-
tics, the Quran is the product of its environment and it should be understood within
that context. From this perspective, a view attributed to Abu Hanifa is very meaningful.
According to this view, the Quran consists of its meanings. Hence, it can be expressed
in another language and that can also be called as the Quran. The question whether the
Quran is created or not is also related to this issue. This article examines Abu Hanifas
views on these two issues and the objections raised agains his views.
Key Words: Abu Hanifa, the nature of the Quran, Createdness of the Quran, Arabic
Anahtar Kelimeler: Ebu Hanfe, Kur'nn mahiyeti, Kur'nn yaratlml, Arapa
I. Giri
slamn temel bilgi kaynann vahiy olduunu, vahyin esasn da
Kuran- Kerimin tekil ettiini sylemek yanl olmaz. slam Kuranla
balam, onun ilk mensuplarnn, bu dini tanmalar Kuranla salanm-
tr. Hz. Peygamber de muhataplarn hep Kurana ynlendirmitir. Onun
snneti genel anlamda Kurandan bamsz bir kaynak olarak grlmemi,
Kurann alm, beyan ve tatbiki olarak anlalmtr.
slamn hayatta olduu ve hayata yn verdii zamanlarda Kuran- Ke-
rim hep hak ettii yerde bulunmu ve asl referans kabul edilmitir. Sonra-
lar slam bilginin kaynaklarnda ve bu kaynaklarn deer sralamasnda
kaymalar olumu ve bunun sonucu olarak da slamn anlalmas zorla-
m, yanl anlamalar olabilmi, bunlar olduu lde de slam hayattan
ekilmi ve Mslmanlar gerilemilerdir, eklinde ifade edebileceimiz
yaklamlar, tartmaya deer bak alardr.